CCA to provide financial assistance to low-income families

March 13, 2014

UNION COUNTY — Some low-income families in Union County could soon receive some financial assistance from Carolina Community Actions, Inc.

In a statement released this week, Carolina Community Actions, Inc. announced that it is now taking applications to assist low-income families with home heating bills and a variety of programs and services. Qualified households and individuals receiving SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) from DSS may receive assistance up to $1,000. Eligible households may be served twice during the program year.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assists households with fuel oil, electric and gas heating bills in addition to HVAC repairs or purchase.

Applications are taken for emergency and non-emergency heating bills and all other programs on Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at 201 E. Main Street, Suite A, Union, SC 29279.

Carolina Community Actions, Inc. (CCA) programs are funded through the Department of Health and Human Services and administered through the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) in Columbia, SC. CCA is a private non-profit corporation whose mission is to promote self-reliance of low-income individual and families by forming partnerships which will provide a systematic reduction of the causes and conditions of poverty.

The following documentation is needed to qualify for the various program services.

Non-Emergency Heating Assistance

1. South Carolina picture ID with current address is required for all program services